Purse holder



June 17, 1941- 1. GREENSTADT PURSE HOLDER Filed July 6, 1939 INVENTOR. I. Gre enstacfi.

' ATTORNEY.

Patented June 17, 1941 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE PURSE HOLDER Israel Greenstadt, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application July 6, 1939, Serial No. 283,121

1 Claim.

A more specific object of the invention is to Other objects and the advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary front elevation showing a counter with my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2. Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken on line 4-4, Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of one of the arms and the spring members; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section taken on line 66, Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters I have shown my invention as embodied in a purse holder which is indicated generally at Ill. As shown the purse holder is adapted for use beneath counters or tables and is intended to receive ladies purses so that they will not be in the way while the owner is dining.

As shown the purse holder is mounted on a depending portion I l beneath a counter or table 12.

The purse holder is preferably made of suitable flexible material, such as fabric or leather, and includes a rear portion [3 which is rectangular and includes a loop M at the top through which a metal rod 55 extends. The rod I5 is preferably held in place by screws l6 which pass through the rod into the portion l I.

The purse holder includes a rectangular front portion I] which is folded at the ends as at H; and at the bottom as at I!) to form an accordion pleat. The front is secured along each side edge to the edges of the back by a. binding strip while the lower edges of the front and back are secured together by a binding strip 2 I. The parts are preferably held together by stitching. The front includes a glove fastener 22 which engages a companion member 23v on the back.

Adjacent the lower edge of the holder at each side I arrange a grommet 24 through which a fastening member 25 extends into the portion ll so that the back 13 will be held firmly.

In order to maintain the front in collapsed position when the holder is empty I provide a pair of closing members 26 which are disposed within the end folds of the holder and each of which includes a bottom portion 21 and a vertically ex-- tending portion 28 with the vertically extending portions 28 having ends 29. The ends 29 are mounted in a loop 30 of a spring member 3| which has arms 32 disposed to normally urge the closing members 26 together.

In use the purse holder is secured in place as described. The customer places the purse in the holder and secures the fastening member 22 to the companion member 23. On leaving the purse is removed whereupon the spring members 3| move the arms 26 towards each other thus flattening the purse holder and maintaining it in a flat position.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have invented a novel holder for attachment to a restaurant counter or table which will provide for the safe, convenient keeping of a patrons purse and wherein novel means is provided for maintaining the holder in compacted position when empty.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a purse holder, a body including a back and a front, said front including sides and a bottom, said sides and bottom being folded and secured to said back to form accordion pleats, a binder connecting the edges of the back and the front and connecting the bottom of the back and the front, said back at the top portion being folded over to provide a loop, a metal member passing through said loop and adapted to support the holder beneath a counter, a grommet extending through each side edge of the back and front adjacent the bottom of the holder and adapted to receive a fastening means to hold the lower portion of the back in place, and a pair of arms, each of said arms including a bottom portion, side portions and outwardly extending end portions, said bottom portion and the lower part of said side portions of the arms being disposed on opposite sides of the bottom accordion pleat, and a pair of spring members including loop portions, said end portions of the arms being disposed in said loop portions, said spring members including ends ngaging said arms and normally urging said arms together.

ISRAEL GREENSTADT. 

